.Israel’s authorities is concerned that the International Offender Court (ICC) in The Hague will definitely provide arrest warrants versus senior Israeli authorities in relation to the war in Gaza. Those under suspicion could possibly include Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s head of state, participants of his cabinet as well as generals in the Israel Defence Forces. The ICC has not said it is considering such a move.
Yet Mr Netanyahu experienced the danger serious adequate to state on April 30th that any sort of warrant “would be actually a shock of historic proportions”. The ICC’s main prosecutor, Karim Khan, warned that risks to “retaliate” against the court can undermine its impartiality. About what premises will the ICC issue such warrants, as well as what would be the outcomes?